PDF Properties
Using a custom set of XML tags inside your HTML, you can insert both custom metadata as well as instructions for how the PDF would be viewed in a PDF viewer application (subject of course to that application supporting those features).
Options
You use the (optional) tag <pdfproperties> and within that tag you
can insert <metainfo> and <pdfpreferences>
sections as shown in the instructions below. Within the
<metainfo> tag, you can add <prop> tags
with @name, @value attribute pairs with the data you wish
to store in the PDF metadata. Anything without one of the recognized, standard PDF
names (author, title, subject,
creator, keywords) are stored in custom metadata in
the PDF.
The <pdfpreferences> section allows you to insert one or more
<pref> tags with specific @name,
@value pairs that control the way the resulting PDF is displayed
with a viewer that supports standard PDF view attributes. The support
name, @value pairs are listed below and grouped into
all the available categories:
General PDF Options
These options let you control some general information about the generated PDF.
bookmarks - sets whether PDF bookmarks are generated or not. The default
is "false" for Cloudformatter. You can set @value to "true" if you want
bookmarks in PDF. Note that bookmarks are only generated for interpreted
hierarchical information. All h1 elements and there following
h2 elements and so on. Skipping levels will break the sequence and
the bookmarks will not be correct.
pdf-version - sets the PDF version number. The default is version 1.5
for Cloudformatter but you set @value to values like "1.3", "1.4",
"1.6" or "1.7" if you wish to change the version. Be aware thar some other features
could be disabled by setting the version too low.
compress - sets whether the PDF is compressed or not. The default is
"true" for Cloudformatter. You can set @value to "false" if you want
uncompressed PDF.
linearize - sets whether the PDF is linearized or not. The default is
"false" for Cloudformatter. You can set @value to "true" if you want to
optimize a long PDF for web view.
PDF View Options
These options let you control how the PDF when opened appears to the end user.
view-mode - Choose from one of the following:
auto- If there are bookmarks in the document, the bookmarks pane is displayed. Otherwise, all auxiliary panes are hidden.show-none- All auxiliary panes are hidden.show-bookmarks- The bookmarks pane is displayed.show-thumbnails- The thumbnails pane is displayed.full-screen- The document is displayed in full screen-mode.
initial-zoom - Choose from one of the following:
auto- Page scaling is not specified.fit- The page is scaled to fit completely into the view port.fit-width- The page is scaled so that its width matches the width of the view port.fit-height- The page is scaled so that its height matches the height of the view port.###or####%- The page is scaled by the number or percentage specified.
page-layout - Choose from one of the following:
auto- Uses settings of viewer application.single-page- Displays one page at a time.continuous- Displays pages continuously in one column.two-columns-left- Displays pages continuously in two columns, with odd-numbered pages to the left.two-columns-right- Displays pages continuously in two columns, with odd-numbered pages to the right.two-pages-left- Displays pages in two columns, by two pages at a time, with odd-numbered pages to the left.two-pages-right- Displays pages in two columns, by two pages at a time, with odd-numbered pages to the right.
viewer-preferences - A comma separated list of the following
possibilities:
hide-toolbar- Hides the viewer application's tool bars when the document is active.hide-menubar- Hides the viewer application's menu bar when the document is active.hide-window-ui- Hides user interface elements in the document's window (such as scroll bars and navigation controls), leaving only the document's contents displayed.fit-window- Resizes the document's window to fit the size of the first displayed page.center-window- Positions the document's window in the center of the screen.display-document-title- Controls whether the window's title bar displays the document title taken from the "title" metadata field.
PDF Security
These options allow you to specify owner and user security in the PDF output. User-level security can inject a password to be used to open the PDF, while owner-level security can control what can be done with the PDF (like printing it or copying the data from it).
userpassword - Sets the user password that must be entered to view the
PDF. There are no options, the @value passed is the password to be
used.
ownerpassword - Sets the owner password that must be entered to enable
advanced processing of the PDF. There are no options, the @value passed
is the password to be used. An ownerpassword is used to lock down certain privledges
that an owner will grant to a recipient of the PDF. Without the owner password,
recipients can be restricted from certain things. By default they are restricted
from everything, and you can then specify what additional things you allow by using
userpriviledges.
userpriviledges - A comma separated list of the following
possibilities:
print- Enables printing the document.modify- Enables editing the document.copy- Enables copying text and images from the document to the clipboard.annotate- Enables adding notations to the document and changing the field values.
PDF Pre-Press Options
These allow you to specify crop marks, bleeds and registration marks to be applied to the PDF.
crop-offset - specify offsets from the meaningful content on the page to
the edges of the physical media (/MediaBox entry in the PDF page dictionary). Its
value is a series of 1 to 4 length specifiers that set offsets from the edges of the
page area to the corresponding edges of the /MediaBox. Rules for expanding the value
are the same as for the padding property in CSS.
bleed - specify the bleeds — an extra space around the page area into
which the contents of the page may protrude (/BleedBox entry in the PDF page
dictionary). Its value is a series of 1 to 4 length specifiers that set offsets from
the edges of the page area to the corresponding edges of the /BleedBox. Rules for
expanding the value are the same as for the padding property in CSS.
crop-mark-width - defines line width for the crop marks, setting it to 0
disables drawing of crop marks.
bleed-mark-width - defines line width for the bleed marks, setting it to
0 disables drawing of bleed marks.
printer-mark - specify additional SVG images to be drawn in the offset
area surrounding the page (specified by crop-offset and bleed parameters). Printer
marks are clipped to the outside of the bleed rectangle. The @value is
a URL to an SVG you have. This sample has two URLs (one for a colorbar and one for a
registration mark) you can also use if you like.
The following code is what is behind this page for producing the PDF. Of course, you would only see the things supported by your PDF viewer you use. If you wish to see them all in action, then use "download" and Adobe Reader to view the PDF.
Recent changes in some browsers will not treat this XML as XML. Instead it tries (incorrectly) to not close tags. For best results, be sure to use open and close tags and not a self-closing tag.
<pdfproperties style="display:none;">
<metainfo>
<prop name="author" value="Xportability LLC"></prop>
<prop name="title"
value="Xportability Cloudformatter: Showing Custom
PDF Properties"></prop>
<prop name="subject" value="A Cloudformatter Document"></prop>
<prop name="creator" value="css2pdf@cloudformatter.com"></prop>
<prop name="keywords" value="CSS, PDF, Cloudformatter"></prop>
<prop name="custom1" value="value1"></prop>
<prop name="custom2" value="value2"></prop>
<prop name="custom3" value="value3"></prop>
<prop name="custom4" value="value4"></prop>
</metainfo>
<pdfpreferences>
<pref name="bookmarks" value="true"></pref>
<pref name="pdf-version" value="1.6"></pref>
<pref name="view-mode" value="auto"></pref>
<pref name="initial-zoom" value="fit-height"></pref>
<pref name="page-layout" value="two-columns-left"></pref>
<pref name="viewer-preferences" value="display-document-title"></pref>
<pref name="crop-offset" value="0.5in"></pref>
<pref name="crop-mark-width" value="1px"></pref>
<pref name="printer-mark"
value="http://www.cloudformatter.com/Resources/Images/registration.svg"></pref>
<pref name="printer-mark"
value="http://www.cloudformatter.com/Resources/Images/colorbar.svg"></pref>
</pdfpreferences>
</pdfproperties>
Sample Output H2
Amet invidunt consequat dolore commodo dolores ad eros sea voluptua. Feugait dolore lorem takimata amet sanctus tempor. Dolor justo est in in vero eos adipiscing. Amet et esse invidunt ut velit sea ipsum est magna voluptua at justo vel eleifend. Rebum dolores labore vel lorem eum nisl at eu est dolore hendrerit rebum kasd gubergren. Sit labore ea at quis sanctus ullamcorper ea at cum enim at kasd. Amet suscipit vero et dolore no eirmod invidunt duo. Feugait sed ipsum delenit ipsum consequat. Sadipscing et et facilisi eirmod et vulputate nulla elitr sadipscing assum sed nibh erat. Ea nonumy lorem sed et dolore et sit tempor. Dolores augue et ut soluta kasd duis dolor consetetur accusam lorem feugait sit veniam laoreet dolore nisl vel.
Kasd sanctus et clita kasd rebum no et dolore. At et et eros facer lorem ullamcorper enim ut magna voluptua et esse no at et. Clita accumsan ex vel amet labore ex est clita sed lorem diam lorem ipsum dolor duo lorem amet et. Sadipscing accusam dolor vero eirmod autem dignissim hendrerit suscipit et clita aliquip ullamcorper. Ea invidunt accusam zzril feugait tempor nihil. Diam stet ut at nisl erat vero ipsum velit.
Sample Output H3
Magna at in sanctus nibh suscipit. Vel clita rebum sed sed dolore ea sed accusam praesent dolor ipsum est diam erat dignissim kasd nonumy. Eu sed mazim erat diam ipsum amet lorem takimata ipsum vero stet minim takimata. Aliquam ipsum sadipscing tempor labore ut iusto facilisis elitr sed et. Nulla rebum dolor sea aliquyam et diam diam dolor diam veniam eos iusto sed aliquyam sed aliquyam sit ipsum.
Et no sea autem vero tincidunt justo at sit duo diam. Et in eros sanctus diam amet et justo aliquyam vero autem at clita minim suscipit. Stet dolor amet in in nam quod est elitr elit sanctus elitr accusam sit. Accumsan ut dolore accusam voluptua eirmod dolore nonumy dolor nam. Delenit feugiat amet invidunt voluptua diam justo ea elit tempor nonumy lobortis aliquyam stet. Laoreet zzril feugiat diam eos dolor facilisis elitr sea suscipit nulla sed et et elitr sea consetetur dolore. Sed et sadipscing nonumy est eum vero sanctus velit consetetur illum vero no facilisi at adipiscing et facilisis.
Sample Output H4
Clita amet dolor lorem dolore delenit amet justo duis dolor stet nulla in lorem et dolore euismod. Vero sed option stet at ut. Dolor consequat dignissim at amet et facilisis ipsum duis rebum. Option vulputate sit vulputate nihil est sed amet feugiat et invidunt lorem sit sadipscing takimata amet suscipit. Soluta ipsum eros justo elit veniam consetetur stet dolor duo wisi ut feugiat sed tincidunt ad sit ipsum commodo. Autem vel lorem at ut volutpat gubergren luptatum justo dolore consetetur vero elitr. Dolore ea lorem. Erat minim amet ut consetetur eos amet nihil diam consetetur. Et at ipsum ut eirmod ipsum no tempor dolor et no. Dolor sadipscing clita vero dolor voluptua dolores.
Sit accusam nulla et accusam rebum amet enim. Takimata adipiscing ea accusam. Takimata at nibh et sed. Odio stet dolor et kasd enim voluptua dolore lorem velit consequat takimata ut et dolor lorem sed sed. Nonumy sea dolor eros gubergren sit lorem elitr. Est commodo duo facilisi voluptua erat sanctus eirmod iriure takimata.
Sample Output H4
Esse dolor blandit diam dignissim at. Labore ipsum ipsum stet consetetur ipsum facer. Clita est molestie at takimata nibh dolor facilisis et dolore aliquyam sit consectetuer voluptua vel illum accusam. Dolor justo sanctus voluptua justo vero. Vero ipsum quod ipsum dolor ut justo zzril ullamcorper amet et lorem eirmod luptatum sit et amet.
Placerat vero et sit sit vulputate. Duo ullamcorper et no. Dolore stet tempor et aliquam nulla iusto vero dolor in et voluptua dolore amet eros iusto kasd ut ipsum. Eos tation commodo stet sed. No dolore clita sed et nonummy commodo no sit gubergren sit praesent. Exerci iusto gubergren lorem et esse sea rebum ut rebum. Takimata invidunt eos rebum stet eum clita vero et aliquyam elit at rebum takimata vero elitr. Voluptua et dolores amet veniam clita est eos vel justo. Takimata enim clita vero labore. Duo erat est dolores feugiat laoreet autem dolore et.
Sample Output H3
Et autem elit. Amet nulla no justo dolor. Rebum accumsan sit sed delenit. Kasd illum hendrerit ut at takimata takimata facilisi consetetur ullamcorper amet. Exerci ipsum vero ut vel diam vulputate tempor. No rebum eirmod lorem est accusam dolore justo diam nisl consetetur dolore. Sit invidunt wisi sadipscing ipsum voluptua eirmod nonumy dolor takimata justo dolores sed nonumy ut erat nonumy. Duo vero et dolor est tempor magna et et et tempor. Lorem dolor hendrerit sanctus lorem tempor dolor.
Option lorem blandit clita sanctus sit liber amet elitr sed suscipit amet kasd no sanctus. Amet consequat ea stet et diam consectetuer ipsum no lorem duo dolore vero dolore ipsum euismod illum duo vel. Ut in lorem et. No facilisis sed stet tation elitr elitr odio ea lorem. Accusam rebum at gubergren dolores luptatum ipsum magna lorem aliquyam eirmod facilisis dolor aliquyam justo. At sanctus possim gubergren dolore. Lorem at tation in nonumy qui clita et ipsum eirmod magna at sed duo kasd te. Amet aliquam sed elit quis accusam labore at dolore dolor.
Sample Output H4
Consetetur nulla nonumy et nonumy. Et volutpat euismod hendrerit. No sed diam amet dolore ullamcorper accumsan sit magna eu consectetuer. Sanctus tation consectetuer vero diam nonummy sit in magna. Gubergren in sea sadipscing est duo elitr nostrud consetetur et sea accusam dignissim ut sit. Ut zzril iriure ipsum justo dolor in diam. Vel laoreet dolor aliquyam nonumy kasd ut. Magna consequat labore sed nonumy dignissim lorem dolor diam. Duo illum dolor ipsum et eos veniam hendrerit ipsum amet. No sea ut.
Dolor enim diam autem lorem in eos qui eirmod. Dolores veniam amet consetetur dolor. Et augue diam quis eleifend nibh aliquyam erat labore et at ut in et. Lorem gubergren eirmod dolor voluptua lobortis assum velit sit sea eleifend rebum. Nonumy lorem eum placerat magna ut elitr eu sed invidunt voluptua clita voluptua kasd. Odio zzril eirmod diam et est duo dignissim diam eu. Eos sit amet ad diam lorem aliquyam tempor accumsan ut. Dolor iusto et wisi sit velit quod. Molestie lorem consetetur sanctus nulla nulla accusam et elit sit accusam no ea at et. Aliquyam labore ea sit diam. Nonumy et eirmod.
Sample Output H4
Consequat sanctus wisi est dolor kasd sea kasd dolore consequat accusam enim autem justo consetetur. Elitr accusam et est nonummy duo gubergren illum et diam ipsum aliquyam ut kasd eos facilisi facilisis. Eirmod blandit ea quis at et euismod nonummy consetetur et feugait. Dolores sea commodo amet dolor amet clita magna. Minim amet ut esse sanctus eum erat. Ea accumsan eu sit magna magna. Duo eleifend dolor sit ipsum lorem. Dolore voluptua stet eos eirmod augue commodo autem vero rebum. Vel sed aliquam aliquyam accusam amet takimata dolor facilisis clita no. Dolor consequat nonumy. Dolore zzril invidunt veniam dolore.
Ut no euismod dolore in dolore dolor sit ea ipsum dolor erat accumsan eirmod tempor euismod doming ad. Est dolor sit lorem. Eirmod elitr velit et labore tempor ipsum dolor diam sit in accusam rebum lorem augue augue luptatum. Sadipscing feugait ut tempor liber sit nulla invidunt sed dolor magna consequat no gubergren gubergren. Doming et gubergren dolor duo diam lorem praesent dolor facilisi wisi et ipsum. Ea nonumy aliquam justo sea vero nostrud ut voluptua tempor stet.
More Sample Output H2
Est suscipit dolore sed accusam kasd lorem. Dolor ipsum ipsum no et sed dolores iriure dolor justo ea. Duo et sed kasd sed no liber est eros sed. Voluptua accusam et id magna erat. Consequat est lorem ea duo justo ipsum te hendrerit sit mazim diam ut. Sanctus facilisi sadipscing lobortis quis et sit sit vero consetetur et invidunt aliquyam diam eirmod amet illum odio et. Possim sed elitr ipsum lorem in facilisis rebum luptatum. Eos volutpat est sanctus et dolore eos invidunt soluta stet dolore. Zzril et lorem ex accusam voluptua tation ut sit. Eos in duis delenit amet.
Eos no accusam ipsum rebum amet aliquyam dolore vero vero nonumy diam dolor ipsum. Duo eirmod doming tempor dolor ipsum. Ex sanctus diam rebum autem commodo iriure sed tincidunt et et augue aliquyam esse amet eirmod amet. Et justo labore sit wisi rebum ea wisi ipsum voluptua nulla justo rebum justo. Eos sea rebum takimata sit justo duis lobortis sed dolore takimata. Ipsum takimata et eos erat kasd te. Commodo dolores stet eos voluptua elit voluptua amet. Dignissim ullamcorper ipsum vel justo sea erat dolore magna lorem sed eirmod. Sanctus justo voluptua et aliquyam. Tempor ipsum diam elitr. Adipiscing sit est sit hendrerit dolore ipsum mazim liber ut.
Sample Output H3
Lorem dolor amet duo tempor dolore in kasd qui magna dolore kasd sadipscing et sanctus. Lorem ut gubergren veniam ipsum ut ipsum eos dolor et sit dolore. Duo et aliquyam dolor. Eos eos sit nulla sit te qui dolore. Ipsum magna consetetur invidunt illum. Dolore hendrerit sed sit duis dolor duo amet sed dolores diam eos ut rebum clita vel duo. Invidunt sanctus et sed dolor no facilisi amet duo et nostrud et tation zzril sed dolore eos. Lorem aliquyam ipsum te sanctus eos. Kasd stet amet rebum zzril nihil accusam duis feugiat dolores at gubergren elitr dolor in consetetur volutpat aliquyam et. Diam diam odio consequat magna eleifend vel nonummy velit consetetur no sit gubergren eos aliquyam.
Magna tempor et lorem dolor in ea et zzril takimata suscipit esse invidunt vel wisi lobortis amet luptatum et. Invidunt dolore ea lorem clita nonumy invidunt ut facilisi lorem ipsum et elitr nonumy tempor elitr. Eleifend sanctus dolor sed duo labore vel invidunt sadipscing. No consetetur euismod kasd lobortis dolor. Justo ipsum et qui rebum at est eos nostrud dolores eirmod ipsum iriure dolor dolores. Stet ea id dolore invidunt consequat praesent possim dolor justo tempor. Vel rebum nonumy aliquyam at et et nonumy. Diam stet ipsum sit duo sea.
Sample Output H4
Et blandit est voluptua diam minim voluptua stet ea gubergren sit option commodo velit sadipscing. Sanctus voluptua duis sed vero dolore illum sed erat praesent et dolor dolore ea ipsum. Duis eos et amet magna sit voluptua et. Dolores gubergren at ipsum magna lorem eos diam duis soluta elitr dolore facilisi labore lorem. Sed diam magna quod sed.
Nulla nisl lorem lorem ut consetetur diam. Wisi aliquyam dolore sanctus commodo sed voluptua eos nihil enim esse labore. Consetetur et sadipscing ea sanctus amet lorem. Amet eos duo zzril aliquyam dolore magna velit labore accusam labore laoreet elitr accumsan amet at sea. Facer dolor sadipscing voluptua voluptua at ipsum rebum dignissim sea takimata nonumy sed sadipscing ut vero magna at. Elitr accusam praesent consetetur elit facilisis duis eirmod. Nulla lorem dolore vel tempor nonumy erat ipsum amet. Sit sadipscing dolore dolores at facilisi dolore augue nulla sea. Justo in no in invidunt consequat eos takimata quod.
Sample Output H4
Accusam suscipit eos dolores euismod sed dolor ipsum ipsum dolore kasd nonumy amet vero iriure est iriure. Dolores sit magna magna sed ipsum exerci vero sea sit dignissim sanctus sit et magna eu. Et vero sea dolores tation kasd at gubergren justo nibh et eu. Et et ea justo hendrerit aliquyam et no ad illum tincidunt commodo et consequat. Kasd erat sed at nostrud dolor et nonummy sit et elitr nonumy tempor. Eos stet justo sed possim autem nonumy sanctus diam at labore amet rebum sed sadipscing ipsum. Sanctus sed dolor eu et dolor rebum justo dolore ipsum. Ea dolor vel sed erat. Id liber ut at consetetur sanctus kasd lobortis autem magna diam erat eirmod magna sit dolore.
Eu diam in diam iriure. At tempor sadipscing sit sed rebum elitr at tempor voluptua zzril sanctus duo no dolores eos ipsum dolor. Lorem vero diam ipsum dolore justo labore. Molestie clita diam dolore ex no diam labore et rebum in ad dolore nonumy. Quod clita ut sed stet dolor ea sanctus molestie elitr justo. Sit ex eirmod velit sed sea est nonumy ea enim consetetur. Duis elitr at elitr. Sadipscing dolore accumsan duis duis kasd dolor stet kasd et stet at lorem diam.
Sample Output H3
Velit at soluta amet elitr consequat sanctus sed amet elit aliquyam justo. Duis et nonumy iusto nulla clita iriure duis nulla aliquam labore consequat ipsum dolores stet. Ipsum consetetur sed. Vel gubergren et facer diam dolores in sit consequat dolore. Invidunt labore dolor. Dolor eos blandit at vero et eos dolor labore duo. Diam elit ut. Invidunt clita dolor nobis sed vulputate sanctus ad consequat stet qui dolor ea no iusto magna sit.
Justo duo aliquyam ea tempor nisl odio amet sed eos vero sed. Clita clita dolore veniam labore aliquip et nonumy elitr elitr lorem clita eos invidunt no ut option invidunt. Blandit sea iriure dolores et dolor dolore ipsum elitr vero sed vel sed ut tincidunt. Consequat dolore elitr luptatum tempor dolor ut. Diam gubergren eos stet volutpat diam zzril dolor et gubergren gubergren dolores praesent amet kasd nostrud sit ipsum. Sit ipsum ad. Sea ipsum dolor. Vero exerci et diam nobis iriure diam sed clita erat vel option ipsum no zzril magna lorem eros et. No justo dolor magna dolores eos dolore labore sed et sit et lorem est in esse lorem.
Sample Output H4
Eos ut lobortis lorem duis et lorem option in. Elitr quis sit voluptua et diam et clita nonumy sadipscing. Stet stet adipiscing amet labore dignissim dolores in ipsum voluptua dolore ea labore. Labore est et vel ea stet hendrerit elitr. Ut labore et nonumy dolore sea duo exerci gubergren ullamcorper dolore sadipscing eos et et.
Lorem sanctus iusto nam diam dolore sit no dolore elitr lobortis vel at nonumy. Nam dolore dolor takimata molestie aliquyam justo. Ut eirmod veniam sanctus ut facilisis sed dolore lorem dolor. Consetetur amet molestie delenit lorem sed sed ea et lorem consectetuer. Ut ea duis erat dolore voluptua dolor sed ea justo nonumy in vero lobortis at wisi. Ipsum no lobortis.
Sample Output H4
Labore labore justo stet lorem dolores sea amet. Clita odio et. Gubergren sea est feugiat takimata. Justo est voluptua eos lorem at no. Dolore ut diam accusam sed quis magna dolore clita. Praesent at eu et lorem lorem justo. Lorem sed et sea sed. Dolor dolore zzril.
Consequat et takimata lobortis justo. Labore gubergren aliquyam id at augue erat amet eirmod lorem stet. Lorem sanctus iriure aliquyam gubergren stet feugiat praesent invidunt diam tempor vulputate nonumy ipsum. Odio ut dolor gubergren sanctus sed hendrerit ipsum eirmod eirmod at duis. Tempor stet sed at exerci vero eu sadipscing dolore placerat laoreet invidunt diam dignissim et wisi sanctus veniam. Sed kasd diam diam diam eirmod vero dolores sed nibh nisl elitr at feugait wisi. Sed stet iriure sed lorem amet odio eos invidunt sadipscing.